Combined perfecting or two-color printing-machine.



H. "A. W. viool). f GQMBINBD PERFEGTING 0B. TWO GOLOR PRINTING MAGHINE.-

APPLIUA'IQN FILED NOV. l5, 1901. BENEWED MAR. 26, 1907.

Patented Nov. 30, 199.

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w @Y E [inventori HAM. we @d @f www H. A. W. Woon. COMBINED PERFEOTING 0R TWO COLOR PRINTING MAOHINB.

BBNEWBD MAR. ze, 1907.

A?PLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1901.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

` H. A. W. Woon. COMBINED PERFBGTING 0R TWO lCOLOR PRNTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 15, 1901. RENBWED MAR. Z6, 1907. i

Patented Nov. 30, 19G9.

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l a citizen of the EsrATENroFricn.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 CAMPBELL PRINTING PRESS 85 C0., .OF NEW YORK, vN. Y., A'CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.v

Specification of Letters Patent.

COMBINED PERFECTING 0R TWO-COLOR| PRINTING-MACHINE.

Application led November 15, 1901, Serial No. 82,434. Renewed March 26, 1907. Serial No. 364,648.

To all whom 'it mty concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY A. WISE nWoon, United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, `have invented a new and useful Combined Perfecting or Two- Color Printing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The aim of this invention is to provide 'a single printing press, which may be used 'for perfecting sheets or for twice on the same side of sheets.` y

Two separate machines are now commonly employed to accomplish these two ends; one, the well known perfecting printing machine,

by which sheets are printed on4 both their sides in'v the passage throughy the machine,

printing and theother the well known two-color printing machine by which the Asheetsare twice printed on the same side in the passage through the machine.

The aim of myfinvention is to provide a single machine of improved construction which will perform both operations.

By; this invention, a printer will have both mac ines 'combined will have at hisdisposal in the space of one machine all the advantagesof the two separate machines, together with a greater opportunity to keep tlie machine continuously employed, 4for it is often thecasein a printing -oiiice where individualtwo-color and perfecting machines are used, that one will be idle at times, because it cannot be 'adapted to any other than the peculiar work for which it is intended.

Another special advantage from the use 'of my improved machine arises from the fact that what is known as three-color work 1s becoming very common, that is, work that is rinted in three colors on one side and wit one color or Ietter-preSsmatter on the other. This class of work can be especially advantageously turned out .on my improved machine herein described, because the same can be used first to put say two colors 0n one side of the sheets,

` two-color machine, and then the sheets can be run through again with the machine set 'as a perfector, so as to put the third color on the first printed side, and tov rint the sheets on the oth `r side or perfect ty e saine;

or the alternate ourse could be followed of in such a way. that he` the machine being Set as aV first perfecting the sheets and then putting on the two colors.

rat-enten Nov. so, 1909.

The especial construction of lmy improved erating with said cylinders, and means so arranged that the sheets may said impression cylinders to the printing meansto be l either twice printed on the same side or perfected. l The preferred form is to use two tworevolution impression cylinders, to gear one ofthe said cylinders so that it may be' rotated in either direction, and to provide intermediate carrier mechanism so that the sheets 4maybe carried from the first to the second impressioncylinder to be either again printed on the same second cylinder.

be presented by The preferred form of intermediate carrier mechanism consists 'of Itwo sets of rotating grippers arranged thatl the three instrumentalities 'may be used to transfer the sheets from thefirst to the second cylinder, or so that two instrumentalities'may be used.

In the accompanying five sheets of drawings, I have shown enough of my improved machine to illustrate fully what I consider to be fthe best' form for carrying out the invention, referring' to which,

Figure 1 isi a side of the machine, 2 isa sectional elevation thereof, Figs. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating the operation when the machine is used fer two-color work, Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive are diagrams illustrating the operation when the machine is used fo'r perfecting, and Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views illustratin' referred to at length.

Referringtothe drawings and'in detail, 10-10 lrepresent the usual side-frames.

A designates what I willterm the first impression cylinder, and B'the second impression cylinder.

designates the reciprocating bed, which may be mounted in the frame in any of t'hel lusual manners, and` which may have any of the ordinary printing press movements connected therewith to give the same its forward and backward reciprocation` in the anda transfer v-cylinder so side elevation'from theI gear.

g a modification hereinafter.

side, or perfected bythe well known manner, the details of the mounting of the .bed and of the bed-driving mechanism not being necessary to show in the case.

The impression cylinders A and B are pret'erably made as what are known as tworevolution cylinders; that is, they will continuously turn in the same direction in the operation of the machine, and malte two complete revolutions for each complete excursion ot' the bed.

T he bed C is arranged so as to carry two Asets of forms, thetirst 12 being set to cooperate with the impression cylinder A, and the secondl being set to cooperate with the second impression cylinder B.

An inlring apparatus is arranged at each end of the machine in' any of the ordinary manners, the form-inking reliefs of che rear inliing device being indicated bythe ret'ei?, ilers ot tlicjl Vence let, and the-form inliing ro front inking device being indicated by the reference 15.

The shafts 1G of the impression cylinders A and l5 are eccentrically journaled in the ordinary manner in bushes 17, which latter are journaled in the main frames of the machine. l`hese bushes have extending arms, to which are connected links 18, which links connect to shafts 19 by means of suitable levers 2O in the ordinary way, so that the impression cylinders A and B may be raised and lowered in the ordinary manner. A suitable tripping mechanism is provided to actuate the shafts 19, the details of which it is not thought necessary to show in this case.

The first impressioncylinder A has a set oi grippers 21, which may be operated in any of the usual ways. v

The impression cylinder B has two sets ot' grippers and 23, which face in oppo site directions, as shown, and which are placed at the opposite ends of that part ot' the cylinder l which is used as the impression surl'ace.

2l designates a driving pinion, which may bedriveirby any ot' the usual tight and loose pulleys to impart power to the machine. .Aleshing with this driving` pinion is an intermediate 25, which meshes with a gear secured on the shaft ot the impression cylinder A in therv ordinary n'ianner. Als.) meshing with said pinion A is a removable '.intermediate2t), which meshes with a cylinder gear arrangedon the shalt of the second .impression cylinder l in the ordinary manner. v

The shaft of the intermediate may be carried through the machine, and have arranged thereon a pinion 27, which may mesh witha gear 28, which, by means olE bevel gears 2t) may communiczite power to a shaft 29o-arranged parallel to the side-frames, from which shaft 290 the various parts ot' the inlring mechanism, etc., may bc driven. A gear $30 is also mcshed with the gear 28, and thisl gear may be used to operate the tripping mechanism.

The, gear Qt is made removable so that. a gear -ll can be inserted in place ot' the same on a suitable stud projecting from the side- `trame, so that power may be communicated from the intermediate Q5 to the cylinder gear on the impression cylinder B, as indicated in dotted lines in the third sheet of ,thc drawings to` wit, 'in Figs. 5 to 7 inelusive.

l`he gear .26v in some cases may be made simply to slip in closer to the side-frame out ot' mesh with the gear and the gear on the cylinder B, and the gear 31 then intermeshed. This gearing is provided so that, when ar anged as shown in Fig. 1, the two impression cylinders will turn in the same, direction, but so that, when the gear 31 is used, as shown in the third sheet of the drawings to wit, in Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive, the two impression cylinders will turn in opposite directions for a purpose hereafter noted. A shaft is joinjnaled in the main frames, and carries a gripper-bar 3B, which has a enacting set et' grilipers 34s. 'lhis sha'l't Si! carries a gear 35, which meshes with the gear on the shaft. of the impression cylinder A. This gear 35 is made one-half the size of the gear on the sha'l't olf the impression cylinder A. Loosely hung on this shatt 32 are two triangular trames 36. Jonrnalcd in these frames is a transfer cylinder which has a set of grippcrs 2? and also journaled in these frames is a shalt 39, which carries a gripper-bar -ltl and a set ot' gripper-s 11.

rl`he shalt E2 is geared to the transfer cylinder 37 at one end of said transfer cylinder, and the transfer cylinder is geared to the shaft 39 at the other end of the transfer cylinder by gears 12, as indicated. lly this means, the two shafts 32 and il.) will be turned in the same direction, and the transt'er cylinder il? will be rotated in the oppo site direction.

'l`hc transfer cylinder is Iliade one-hal t' the size ot the impression cylinders, and will therefore malte tour turns in each cycle.

lil represents a delivery cylinder or rotating switch which is mounted iu arms ll pivoted on a shat't 45 secured iu thc main trames.

A gear isarranged on the end ote the shaft ol the delivery cylinder so that. the same will mesh with the gear on the end of the shaft ot' the second impression cylinder when the delivery cylimler is lowered to cooperate willi the second impression cylinder.

4G represents a Isuitable winch, which is journaled in thc side trames. Arranged above the same a sha t't 47, which has a isuitable handle 18. Also mounted on the ',tions 50 are and the triangular x'theside o the second impression cylinder. The second shaftl 47 is the winch is operated, one

Thus, with this arrangement, while the machine is' in operation, there will be a Sheet presented by eachy impression cylinder to each form on the bed as the bed makes its forward stroke, while, on the backward stroke, the cylinders will be raised so that neither will operate. In th a pinion 49, which engages witha arranged on the Winch. -Connecarranged between the winch rames 36. Connections. 51 are arranged between the winch and the arms 44. T ese connections to4 these two instrumentalities are passed around the winch .in opposite directions, so that, when will be raised and the other lowered, and vice-Versa.

gear 49.0

`52 represents a kset ofl delivery tapes, ticed that when the sheet is on the intervwhich yare mounted on lsuitable pulleys armediate transfer cylinder, the printed side ranged in suitable arms-in the ordinary will be outermost, so that'there will be no blur on the sheet in the transfer. l is 'finally delivered by the cylinder and fly naled astri per 53 .wh1

li) in the ordinary manner.

in any of t e usua ways.4

Arranged so as to take the sheets from the tapes 52'is a'suita'ble fly 54, which will fly the sheets on a suitable deliverytable D. A feed-board E is arranged so thatsheets may be fed to the first impression cylinder A. A suitable starter segment 56 is secured impression cylinder' A tosheet has been on the side of the coact with a suitable starter segment arranged on the bed' at the head of the orms 12. Two se ments 57y and thenimpression operate with segments 58 both ends of the forms 1-3.

he triangular'frames 36 are hung.' on the shaft 32 iso as to lit very closely to the side-- "frames, and they may be'secured in their raised-.or lowered 'position by means of suitable removable cotter-pins which may driven through the side-frames into the triangular frames. Similar cotter-pins may be used to hold the arms l44 accurately in place when the delivery -cylinder'is used. 4

In the first three' sheets of the drawings, the machine is set soV as to operate as a twocolor. printing machine.' The gearing is set to turn the impression'cylinders A and B e mechanism.

59 are. secured to cylinder B to coand 60 secured at inclusive, the machine 1s shown the second impression cylinder B, as shown. If desired, the second impression cylinder may have a slightindentation in its non- 'impression surface, as indicated, so that the transfer cylinder may be swun the gripper-bar 40 may be thrown out of op] 1n the same direction, y. The triangular eration y slipping its gear 42 on the shaft frames 36 are so set that both gri per bars. 39 out of engagement Withthe gear on the and the transfer cylinder are used) to carry transfercylinder, although this is not abso' sheets from the first to the second impression cylinders., The delivery cylinder 43 Vis d' in its inoperative position.- 'The stripper 53 Ation,'onlyl the first gripper-bar isset to coact directly with the second inrfer cylinder are used. pression cylinder. With this arrangement, a' the' sheet fed from the'feed-board E will first be d when `the intermeand the tran."-

e grippers 34 to th transfer cylinder.

around with the head of the sheet grippers 41 and e grippers 38 of the The sheet will then turn transfer cylinder. The will then be taken by the thus set, sheets fed from the feed-board E passed to the grippers 22 of to the grippers 21 of the first-impression cylinder A will be printed on one side, as the bed makes its forward or left-hand stroke, and will then be carried by the gripper-bar 33 and transfer cylinder 3T to the grippers 23 of the second impression cylinlmpression cylinder will 4then take the sheet and carry the same around so that the head of the sheet will meet the head of'the form 1 '3 on the next forward stroke of. the bed C.

he second impression cylinder B is not' in this posithe 'delivery cylinder. lWith the machine` sheet of drawings, to wit, in

perfecting press. When the maand B Will ...m-wwe der B, so that, as the bed malres its return or l stroke to the. right, the sheets will be printed on the other side, or perfected. 'l`he sheets will then be carried lrom the second impression cylinder by the delivery cylinder 43 or rotating switch. and delivered by the tty on the delivery table C. By this mechanisn't, a sheet will be perfected and delivered 'for every excursion ot the hed;

The details of the mechanism used to operate the grippers and ot the raising and lowering mechanism for the impression cylinders are not shown in this case, as it is y thought thaty the same would only tend to complication. These details are well understood by all printing press builders, and are worked out as desired for any particular location.

-ily using a starter segment at the two ends o'l the forni 13 and two starter segments on the cylinder I, the impression cylinder l will he started in proper register, either when the machine is set as a twocolor machine, or as a pertieetcr.

ln the second sheet in Figs.` Sand t) ot the drawings, I have shown a modification in that'v the deliveryl is kept substantially constant, and two sets of grippers 'il and 21() are provided in the first impre,..ion cylinder A, the tirst impression cylinder being the one which may be driven in opposite directions, an intermediate cylinder ll being used when the device is to he need as a pert'ccter. i This modification is substantially the same as the machine previously descrilwd. except that sheets are ted through the machine in tl a opposite direction, the leed-board ll ot thisdcvice heilig raised and lowered so that the sheets may be led either to the cylinder or to the internualiate c vlinder ll. ln this mod ilication, the machine is shown as arranged lor two-eolor worh in lt`ig. t1', and as a pta'lecter in Fig. t).

ln Fig H thc sheets are lirst talten b v the grippers lliol' the cylinder rt, printed on one side t'roni `l'ornl 1;?, then transl'erred by grippers Clt to grippers 3S olcyliinlers 237, and thence by ,grippers ll to the grippers Q2 ol' cylinder l. rl`his passage oll llic sheet' will carry the same to the cylinder l, so that the same side thcreol' will be again printed troni l'orni l.

ln l"ig. .l, tlusheet is tirs*` taken by grip-- l per cylinder ll, and then by the grippersl 210 ot' the lirst` impression c vlinder A\. and 5 printed on one side l'rom torni lL. 'lhet sheet is then laken by grippers s ol' the. cylinder 23T. and passed by grippcrs `l-t to! the grippers N ole the second impressioni cylinder l.. 'l`he` sheet is then printed on its other side, or perleeted ,liront torin lil. `With this arrangement the cylinder is driven in the opposite directionfrom that when the machine is used as shown in Fig. tu', and the intermediate gripper cylinder H is interposed between the feed-board and the cylinder so that the sheets can be properly ted to the impression cylinder A.

lwo oppositely arranged grippers 2t and Q10 are preferably used in the cylinder A, only the set which is in operation, being shown in the particular figure.

l am aware that a machine for accom. plishing the ends of my invention may be designed in many ways and with very different instrumentalities from what fl. have shown and des Iribed as the best form known to me for practicing my invention. rlheretore, I do not wish to be limited to the details ot construction, but

That l elaini and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:--

1. The combination in a printing machine, oltwo impression cylinders, a reciprocating hed t'or presenting tiat forms thereto, and means arranged in Said machine s0 that the sheets may be presented by Said cylinders to theI printing means, to be either twice printed on the same side, or perfected.

lhe combination in a printing machine, ot two impression cylinders, a reciprticating bed cooperating therewith, and n `ans arranged in said machine so that the sheets may be presented by said cylinders to t'orms carried by said bed, to be either twice printed on the same side, or perfected.

f3. The combination in a printingma-v chine` ot two impression cylinders, a reciprocating hed l'or presenting tial'. forms thereto, and means arranged in said machine so vthat the sheets may bey carried 'from one of said cylinders to the other, so that the sheets will be a second time printed on the same side, or perfected.

l. 'l'hc combination in a printing ma.-

chine, ot two impression cylinders, a reciprocating bed cooperating therewith, gearint;- whereby one ot said cylinders may be rotated in either direction, and carriermechanism arranged between Said cylinders so that sheets may be twice printed on the sante side, or perfected.

5. 'lhe combination in a printing machine, ol two two-revolution impression cylinders, a reciprocating hed cooperating therewith` and intermediate transfer mechanism arranged between the. two cylinders so that sheets may be tnviee printed on the saine side, or perfected.

t3. l`ho combination in a printinginacliino ol' two two-revolution impression cylinders, a reciprocating ed cooperating therewith and adapted to carry two sets of forms longitudinally, and a'n linternualiate lransl'er mechanism arranged between the two cylinders, so that. the sheets 'may be twice printed on the same side or perfected.

7. 'l`he combination in a printing machine, ol two two-revolution impression cylinders, a reciprocating bed, gearing arI Mises ranged so that the second impression cylinder may be turned vin either direction, and intermediate transfer mechanism arranged so that sheets may be twice printed on the same side, or perfected.

8. The combination in a printing machine, of two impression cylinders, a reciprocating bed, 'and ferring devices between the cylinders, so varrangged that two or three of the same may be use 9. The combination in a printing machine, of two impression cylinders, printing means coperating therewith, an intermediate transferring mechanism arranged between said cylinders, consisting of two rotating carriers, -andl a transfer cylinder, so arranged that that sheets can be either twice the same side or perfected.

10. The combination in a printing. ma-l chine, of two impression' cylinders, printing printed on means coperating therewith, and intermediate carrier mechanism arranged between the cylinders, der and two rotating grlpper-bars geared together and so arranged that all three or two may be used.

11. The combination in a printing machine, of two impression cylinders, .printing means cooperating therewith, 'a rotating gripper-bar, frames mounted on the shaft of said rotating gripper-bar, and a transfer cylinder and rotating gripper-bar jonrnaled in said frames, whereby, by adjusting said frames, both gripper-bars and the transfer cylinder, or the first gripper-bar and transfer cylinder may be used.

12. The combination in a printing machine, of two impression cylinders, means for presenting flat forms thereto, intermediate carrier mechanism between the'cylinders, gearing so arranged that one of said cylinders may be set to'turn 1n either dlrection, and two sets of gripper-s arranged in this cylinder.

13. The combination in a printing Inachine, oftwo impression cylinders, means for presenting i'lat forms thereto, gear-infr so arranged that the second of said cylin ers may be turned in either direction, intermediate transfer mechanism between the cylinders, and two sets of grippers arranged in the second cylinder.

14. The combination in a printing machine, of two vimpression cylinders, means for presenting flat forms thereto, a rotating gripper-bar driven from the first cylinder, frames pivoted on the shaft ofthis gripper-bar, a transfercylinder and second gripper-bar journaled in these frames, and

means for setting the frames so that the ycylinder to the second.

sheets will be transfered by .the trlanfer mpression cy 1n er,

three intermediate transall or two may be used socomprising a transfer cylin- 5. he combination in a printing 4maalf chine, of two impression cylinders, means' for presenting at forms thereto, intermediate carrier mechanism arranged 'so that said cylinders may either perfect, or twice print the vsheets on the same side, gearing so arranged that the second impression cylinder may-.be tnrned either way, and delivery mechanism arranged to deliverthe sheets.

16. The combination in a rinting machine, of two impression' cylin vers, printing means coperating therewith, intermediate carrier mechanism between the cylinders, gearingso arranged thatthe second'cylinder may be turned in either direction, a delivery cylinder, and delivery means, which may be set to operatedirectly from the second cylinder, or from the delivery cylinder.

17. The combination in a -printing machine,- of two impression cylinders, lneans for presenting flat forms thereto, intermediate carrier mechanism, a delivery cylinder, and a winch oppositely connected to said carrier mechanism and delivery cylinder.

' 148. The combination in a. printing machine, of two impression cylinders, printing means cooperating therewlth, carrier' mechanism between the impression cylinders, gearing whereby the second impression cylinder may be turned in either direction, 'adelivery cylinder, and a delivery frame and iy which may be set to coperate either' with the second impression cylinder, or with the -delivery cylinder. l

19. The combinationin a printing machine, of two impression cylinders, a reciprocating bed coperating therewith, transferring mechanism between the cylinders, gearing whereby one cylinder may be rotated in either direction, this cylinder' havir'lg two starter segments and two starter segments secured to the bed at substantially opposite ends ot' the forms, which is to cooperate with this cylinder.

' 20. The combination with a printing conplc comprising an impression cylinder anda reciprocating bed, of means for driving said ,couple in opposite directions, and a delivery mechanism operating in connection with the sheet carrying member of the couple having two sets of devices for removing the sheet from the sheet carrying member, one set operating when the couple is moving in one direction, and the other set operating when the couple is moving in thel opposite direction.

21. rldhe combination with a printing couple comprising an impression cylinder and a reciprocating ed, of means for driving it in opposite directions, and-a delivery mechanismaemploying a set of sheet taking devices J A .Y a T 1 and a smtch, the Swltch operatmg t0 remove l my mm1, m the presence 0i two ,Qubqcmbmg the sheet from the Sheet carlymg member Of wltncsvs.

the coup@ Wham 1t 1s movmgm one cure@- H Y Hw Wn tion, :md the Sheet tnkmg denses operating v l n l "UD' 6 to remove the Sheet when sind member i Vflncsscs:

movmg m the opposite duecmn. 1 SEYMOUR Coxm'mi,

In testimony whefeof I have hereunto set JAS. H. CRAFT. 

